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Sport Management Concentration

CONCENTRATION OVERVIEW
The undergraduate Sport Management Concentration provides instruction and applied experiences in planning, organizing, and leadership as they relate to the field of sport management.  Students are prepared to work in a consumer-driven and constituent-based profession.  Academic preparation and required clinical experiences prepare students for careers in athletic administration at the collegiate and professional levels, motorsports operations, facility operations, sport marketing, as well as a variety of other sport-related occupations.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

General Education Core Requirements (41 Credit Hours)

Major Core Requirements (32 hours)
PHED  1130           Fitness for Life (2 hrs)
PHED  2xxx           Lifetime Activity course (1 hr)
PEXS  3410            Implementing Technology in Physical Ed., Exercise and Sport Science (3 hrs)
SALM 3210            Practicum I in Sport and Leisure Management (1 hr)
SALM 3211            Practicum II in Sport and Leisure Management (1 hr)
SALM 4210            Legal Issues and Risk Management in Sport and Leisure Activities (3 hrs)
SALM 4215            Social Psychology of Sport and Leisure (3 hrs)
SALM 4225            Management of Sport and Leisure Activities (3 hrs)
SALM 4250            Internship in Sport and Leisure Management (12 hrs)
PUBH  2030           First Aid and Emergency Care (3 hrs)  

Sport Management Concentration Requirements (21 hours)
SALM  3200           Introduction to Sport Management (3 hrs)
MGMT 3000           Organizational Behavior and Management (3 hrs)
SALM  3220           Facility Planning and Event Management (3 hrs)
SALM  3225           Marketing Strategies and Public Relations in Sport Management (3 hrs)
SALM  4205           Issues and Trends in Sport Management (3 hrs)
SALM 4230            Fund-Raising in Sports (3 hrs)
ACCT  2010           Principles of Accounting I (3 hrs)

Business Guided Electives (Select 12 hours from the following):
MGMT 3200          Organizational Communications (3 hrs)
MGMT 3310          Legal Environment of Business (3 hrs)
MGMT 3320          Management and Social Responsibility (3 hrs)
MGMT 4010          Advanced Organizational Behavior (3 hrs)   
MGMT 4100          Decision Making (3 hrs)
MGMT 4600          Personnel Law (3 hrs)
MKTG 3200          Principles of Marketing (3 hrs)
MKTG 3250          Marketing Communications (3 hrs)
PUBR 2700           Introduction to Public Relations (3 hrs)

Guided Electives (9 hours)
Electives (5 hours)

Total Hours Required for Degree = 120

View these important documents:

Sport Management Undergraduate Program Description

Sport Management Program of Study (check) sheet

Sport Management Undergraduate Internship Manual

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students successfully matriculating may declare sport and leisure management as a major.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
For more information please contact the Undergraduate Sport Management Program Coordinator:

Anne DeMartini, J.D.
Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences
Box  70654
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN  37614-1701
Telephone: (423) 439-5257
Fax: (423) 439-5383
E-mail:  demartin@etsu.edu

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Various forms of financial assistance are available through the Office of Financial Aid, information may be found at http://www.etsu.edu/finaid/default.asp.  In addition, student assistant positions may be available within the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences.

DEPARTMENTAL WEBSITE
For more information about the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences, please visit our website at http://www.etsu.edu/coe/pexs/default.asp.

The Sport Management curriculum blends classroom learning with hands-on internship experience.


Several ETSU interns work with the nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, one of the largest and most popular tracks on the NASCAR circuit.

Brandi Garner was recognized in the 2005 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.